JAPAN AND KOREA STOCK MARKET CLOSING KOSPI INDEX DOWN 5.7%

ON 24 JULY, THE COLLECTION FELL BY 1811.45 POINTS ON 24 JULY (FRIDAY) AFTER A 225-DAY INDEX, OR 2.73 PER CENT, REPORTING 6461.15 POINTS. THE KOREAN KOSPI INDEX DROPPED 406.87 POINTS ON 24 JULY (FRIDAY), BY 5.73 PER CENT AND REPORTED 669.02 POINTS. SK HERCULES FELL BY 8.33 PER CENT AND SAMSUNG BY 7.59 PER CENT. KIM XIAN